Key Third Party Management / Transformation

Integration & Transformation Specialist: Providing valued advisory and program management services toward client transformation initiatives. Services are direct to clients or in collaboration with other firms.

Advisory - operations and business investment landscape - (on retainer)

Led the implementation of a global end to end Order to Cash subscriptions billing solution (BillingPlatform) with sophisticated usage-based pricing model capabilities. Engagement encompassed vendor assessment and selection, requirements definition and design, platform and five integration builds, testing and launch.

Led the integration / consolidation of B2B Sales and Order to Cash processing supporting the 2020 acquisition of Easton Diamond Sports LLC.

Led re-alignment of project efforts enabling compliance signoff per critical deadlines. Core team of Compliance, Risk, Brokerage Ops, Bank Ops, Legal, PMO, IT and 4 third-party consultants. Critical deadlines defined by CEO and Board of Directors.

Program Manager, Order to Cash transformation / systems implementation for a Global Technology company. Project Lead, Corporate Divestiture of Business Entity for a Global Technology company.

ASC606 Revenue Recognition Solution Implementation: Led the implementation of a multi-element, multi-entity integrated system solution enabling compliance to new FASB ASC 606 Revenue Recognition standards. Project consisted of; development of auditor approved foundational revenue and cost policies; selection and negotiation of a third-party ASC 606 cloud-based software solution and implementation support services; methodical delivery of design, configuration, test and implementation phases including the cutover of 3-FY legacy revenue and cost data, and integration of five supporting end-to-end systems (RevSym - Intacct - Salesforce - legacy Training - Legacy Commissions, via Jitterbit).Finance & Accounting Transformation, Enterprise Systems & Controls Implementation: Led a global implementation of a SAAS Finance/Accounting ERP software solution (Intacct) across 10 global business entities. Solution included integration with other business management systems (Intacct - Salesforce, via Jitterbit), data conversion of legacy financial data, identification and adoption of key operating controls, and development of detailed Finance/Accounting policies and procedures.

Conducted sourcing assessment of portfolio company’s commercial banking technical platform (core, deposit, loan, mortgage, card, mobile, internet). Conducted an operational assessment of the Finance / CFO function for a multi-fund private equity firm.

Program Leadership - Global Shared Service (Shared Services, Captive, Outsourcing): Led the establishment of offshore operating capabilities, through an internal "captive" business entity and a third-party outsource provider. Built sustainable and scalable operating channels supporting five Compliance/Supervisory and Account Services functions.

Program Leadership - Post M&A Integration: Led the integration of the Brokerage and Wealth Management corporate compliance function supporting the creation of one of North America's largest financial services companies. Engagement included integrating 18 compliance programs touching two major operational sales channels of more than 6500 and 10,500 registered financial advisors, respectively.Led the integration and transformation of multiple sub-functions within Compliance (Surveillance, Inspections, Registration, Policy, Marketing Material Review, AML, and Internal Controls.) Key efforts included assessing and standardizing program activities, defining target operating models, managing business disruptions and risks, and implementing transition plans impacting process, systems/tools, roles and responsibilities and operating controls. Size of the combined Compliance organization consisted of over four hundred persons across six hub-and-spoke locations.Successfully led the integration of compliance policies and procedures for the combined company and its Associates in accordance with governing regulations of the securities industry (FINRA, SEC, state regulatory) and corporate policies. Key challenges successfully met aligning over 240 policies and procedures and developing communications of field changes and impacts. Managed the Client’s conversion testing program of Thomson Reuters BETA System Branch and Financial Representative account data; one of over 50 Financial and Non-Financial interdependent data categories and systems (representing over 1.9 million Client Accounts and over 2.5 million mutual fund records). Led post-integration Wealth and Brokerage performance improvement projects with enabling technologies: Bank/Brokerage Marketing Material Review Initiative, Third-Party Electronic Processing Solution supporting FINRA Registration, Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2009 (SAFE Act), Dodd-Frank impact assessment.

Program Leadership - Finance & Accounting Transformation, SOX Certification, Post M&A Integration, Outsourcing:Collaborated to establish and build a global Finance PMO; reporting to senior executives across Finance and Technology. (42 months)Led multiyear global accounting transformation programs: Order to Cash (Bill-to Alignment System Enhancement, B2B Vendor Portal, Bill-on-Actual System Enhancement, Post M&A process standardization); Procure-to-Pay (Payables Electronic Funds Transfer, Oracle AP Invoice Imaging System, B2B category extension); and Payroll/HR (Employee Pay Cycle change, Kronos upgrade). Transformations were critical for Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) certification.Led program oversight of all Finance & Accounting transformation initiatives required for SOX certification. 1500-plus operating, governance and system controls across 16 global business units were met, 200+ standard and in-country unique policies were developed and launched. CEO SOX certification completed. Led implementation of a third-party SOX compliance self-assessment solution utilized as the platform to coordinate and execute global SOX internal testing. Led outsourcing of Accounts Payables and 1099 processing management supporting a new product rollout with 40K+ business partners.

Management Consulting Services - Client Delivery & Practice Development: Led and delivered performance improvement engagements for high tech and products clients: Finance & Accounting Re-engineering toward ERP Implementations (SAP, PeopleSoft), Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, e-Procurement, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Global Shared Services and Supply Chain Management. Engagements managed consisted of up to 25 Consultants and 40+ client team members domestic and international. Designated as a regional procurement and BPO SME.• Global Telecommunications Company: Shared Service & Outsourcing Integration – Acquisition Services & Accounts Payable / Strategic Sourcing / Transformations w/ Enabling Technologies• Global Technology Products Company: E-Commerce Assessment / ERP - SAP: Design Program Management., Change Management• Global Rental Car Company: ERP - PeopleSoft: Design Program Mgmt.• Global Apparel / Retail Company: ERP – Best of Breed Systems Implementation / Procurement, Sourcing, Materials Mgmt. • Global Oil Company: Strategic Sourcing Analysis • Global Consumer Products Company: Strategy & SAP Process Design: Procurement, Sourcing• Global Consumer Products Company: Supply Chain / Manufacturing Reengineering

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